Dorota Aqualiteja Rabczewska (Polish: ; born 15 February 1984), known professionally as Doda, is a Polish

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, producer,

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and

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. A three-time

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winner, she is among the most successful Polish artists in terms of number of prizes won. She has received multiple certifications from the

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for the sales of her albums and singles in Poland. Her best known songs include " Nie daj się", "Dżaga", "Szansa", "Znak pokoju", "2 bajki", "Melodia ta" and the chart-topping and Diamond-certified single "Nim zajdzie słońce" with

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. Doda rose to fame as a member of the Polish rock band

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, with whom she released four studio albums: ''

'' (2002), ''

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'' (2004), '' Ficca'' (2005) and ''Choni'' (2016). The group disbanded in 2006 (briefly reuniting in 2016), and Doda embarked on a solo career, releasing four studio albums: '' Diamond Bitch'' (2007), ''7 pokus głównych'' (2011), ''Dorota'' (2019) and '' Aquaria'' (2022). In 2018, she made her acting debut in the feature film ''Pitbull. Last Dog''. Doda was featured on

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's 2008 list of the 10 most famous Poles in history. She was also included on the list of the 50 best Polish female singers compiled by ''Machina'' in 2010, while Polish magazine ''Viva!'' listed her among the 10 most influential women in Poland in 2011. ''

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every year from 2006 to 2014. In 2011,

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of ''

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'' named Doda one of the most successful and one of the most controversial Polish musical artists of all time.

Life and career

Early life

Rabczewska was born in 1984 in

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, Poland. In her youth, she was coached in

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for four years (

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). She won the

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Championships for 100 and 60 meters, long jump and

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. She also won bronze in the Polish Championships. She then quit sports for musical career. She made her professional debut as a teenager in 1998, at the Buffo Theatre in

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in the musical ''

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''. Simultaneously, she took singing lessons from Elżbieta Zapendowska, one of the most famous singing coaches in Poland.

2000–2006: Virgin era

After auditioning at the age of 16, Doda became the vocalist for the Polish hard rock band

. In 2002, they made their debut by releasing their first studio album titled ''

''. It was promoted by two singles: "To Ty" and "Mam tylko Ciebie". To promote the band and the album further, Doda took part in the Polish version of the reality TV series called '' The Bar''. Two years after their debut, the band released their second studio album called ''

''. It was released on 17 May 2004. The album debuted at number one on the Polish Album Sales Chart. The lead single, "Dżaga", became their first mainstream hit. In its music video, Doda and her future husband

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– Polish goalkeeper are seen having sex. The ballads "Kolejny raz" and "Nie zawied mnie" were the following hits. Virgin Music Group launched the Bimbo Tour, their first performance tour, to promote Bimbo. After a line-up change the group performed their new single, a power-ballad "Znak pokoju", at the

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and won its Viewers' Choice Award. It was also their breakthrough hit on the radio. On 17 October 2005, they released their third studio album called '' Ficca'', this time with more radio-friendly pop-rock sound. It was promoted during their second concert tour called Ficca Tour. The next single was the ballad "2 bajki", another huge hit in their career. In April 2006, Doda was rushed to hospital due to a problem with her

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making the band fall into a hiatus for a while. After having a complicated spine surgery, she made her return with the

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of Abba in the Polish-language version of the animated film ''

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''. Later that year, the group released their new hit titled "Szansa", which was inspired by Doda's surgery. The song won the Grand Prix of the

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. They also released the reissue of ''Ficca'', which spent six weeks at number one on the Polish Album Sales Chart, and sold over 100,000 copies becoming their best-selling album. ''Ficca'' was certified triple platinum by the

(ZPAV). By the end of 2006, Doda parted ways with her manager. On 1 January 2007, Virgin's founder and guitarist, Tomasz Lubert, announced the group's disbandment.

2007–2010: Solo career and ''Diamond Bitch'' era

In 2007, Doda signed a solo contract with

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. On 27 July, she released her first solo studio album '' Diamond Bitch''. It was preceded by the single, "Katharsis", which was released in June. To promote the album Doda embarked on her first solo concert tour called Diamond Tour; some concerts took place outside Poland, in Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States. The album went straight to number one on the Polish Album Sales Chart, and stayed there for five consecutive weeks. It also charted on ''

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''s

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chart. The album received platinum certification from ZPAV for sales of over 45,000 units. "To jest to" was chosen as the second single to promote the album, but the biggest hit, " Nie daj się", was released in June 2008. It received huge radio airplay, and topped many radio charts. It remains the biggest hit in Doda's solo career. In August 2008, Doda released the reissue of ''Diamond Bitch''. Later that year, she made a cameo as herself in the film ''Serce na dłoni'' directed by

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. In 2009, two final singles from ''Diamond Bitch'' were released: "Rany" and "Dziękuję". During the ''Diamond Bitch'' era, Doda won ten VIVA Comet Awards. She won the Video of the Year award three years in a row, and also received the Artist of the Decade special award. She is the recipient of two

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for Best Polish Act, and came second in the Best European Act category in 2009. At the 2008

, Doda was awarded the Best Artist Superjedynka Award. She embarked on the Rock'n'Roll Palace Tour in March 2010, which lasted a year.

2010–2013: ''7 pokus głównych'' era

In June 2010, Doda released the English-language version of the first single from her second studio album, "Bad Girls". In July, the Polish-language version of the song was released. "Bad Girls" became a big hit, particularly in 2011, after the premiere of its big-budget music video, delayed due to the illness of her then-fiancé

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, leader of the death metal group

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, who battled

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. Doda's second studio album, ''7 pokus głównych'', was released on 30 May 2011. This time Doda presented a brand new electro-rock music style. The album was released with seven different covers, each representing different temptation. It sold over 30,000 copies, and was certified platinum by ZPAV. Songs from the album were also recorded in English, and were meant to be released internationally under the title ''The 7 Temptations''. However, the material remains unreleased. Only a few

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were either uploaded onto Doda's official YouTube channel or her official website. These include "Let's Get It Started", "My Way or No Way", "XXX", and "Singing in the Chains" which earned Doda a 2014 World Music Award nomination for World's Best Song. ''7 pokus głównych'' was promoted during Doda's third headline tour, The Seven Temptations Tour, which began in May 2011, and lasted a year and a half. "XXX" was the second single released from ''7 pokus głównych''. In November 2011, Doda became a columnist for the Polish edition of ''

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'' magazine, writing for its first two issues In December, she posed for '' Playboy USA''. In February 2012, Doda released the song "Kac Wawa", a theme from the Polish comedy movie of the same name. Also in February, Doda won VIVA Comet Award for Video of the Year for "XXX". By doing so, she surpassed the record previously held by

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and herself, and became the only artist in the world to win 12 VIVA Comet Awards. It was also Doda's fourth Video of the Year award. In June, she released a collaboration with her best friend and impersonator Dżaga titled "Twa Energia". At the end of 2012, another single from ''7 pokus głównych'' was released. It was a collaboration with Polish rap legend

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, "Fuck It". Its controversial music video with scenes of violence between both artists was banned on TV. However, it managed to gain popularity on the internet, and amassed over one million views on YouTube within the first 24 hours of its premiere. The last single from the album was the haunty electro-ballad titled "Electrode", released in 2013.

2013–2020: Concert albums, acting, Virgin reunion and ''Dorota''

In December 2012, Doda signed a record deal with

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(since 2014 part of

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). In May 2013, she embarked on the Fly High Tour – the first in her career to be filmed, and released on a DVD as ''Fly High Tour – Doda Live''. In October 2013, Doda released the single titled "Wkręceni (High Life)" for the Polish comedy movie ''Wkręceni''. Doda soon left Warner Music, and by December 2014, she re-signed with

. On the New Year's Eve 2014, she released the single "Riotka", which was later certified platinum by ZPAV. Its English-language version was recorded and released as "Not Over You". In May 2015, Doda embarked on her fifth solo concert tour, Riotka Tour. One of its concerts was filmed in November 2016, and released on a DVD in 2017. On 25 June 2015, she released the single "Nie pytaj mnie". It went on to receive a gold certification from ZPAV. Both "Riotka" and "Nie pytaj mnie" were written by

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who previously worked with

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and

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. In October 2015, Doda's manager announced that the songs would remain stand-alone singles, and would not be included on her third studio album as she decided to take a different musical direction. Their live versions were included on the concert album from Riotka Tour. On 20 November 2015, Doda performed with

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at his concert from World on Fire World Tour which took place in Poland. She sang "

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" accompanied by Slash on the guitar. In May 2016, she was cast as Angelica in IMKA Theatre's play called ''Słownik Ptaszków Polskich''. In August 2016,

announced their reunion. That same month, they released their first single in ten years, "Hard Heart". In November, Virgin released their fourth studio album ''Choni''. Its most successful single, "Kopiuj-wklej", was certified gold in Poland. In 2017, Doda guest starred in the TV series ''Daleko od noszy. Reanimacja'' as Aniela. The following year, she starred in the feature film '' Pitbull. Last Dog'' directed by

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, which she also co-produced. She played Mira, and received favourable reviews for her performance. Her third solo studio album, ''Dorota'', was released in 2019. It peaked at number four in Poland.

2021–present: ''Dziewczyny z Dubaju'' and ''Aquaria''

Doda produced the film ''

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'' (Polish title: ''Dziewczyny z Dubaju'') in 2021. That year, she released the singles "Don't Wanna Hide", "Fake Love" and "Melodia ta". In 2022, she was the main protagonist of a

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''Doda. 12 kroków do miłości'' (Doda. 12 Steps to Love) aired on

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. In December the same year, she featured as a guest in the song ''Diamenty'' by rappers

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and White 2115. In 2023, Polsat launched another reality TV show ''Doda. Dream Show'' focusing on Doda, her music career and private life. In August 2023, Doda together with

released a single ''Zanim zajdzie słońce'', which debuted as No. 1 on the Poland Songs chart.

Personal life

Family and relationships

Doda was born to father Paweł Rabczewski, a weightlifter, and mother Wanda, a civil servant. She has a nine-year-older half-brother Rafał with the same mother. He was her road manager. She also has a twelve-year-older half-brother Grzegorz and sixteen-year-younger half-sister Paulina with the same father. In 2003, she met her future husband Polish

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. He later proposed to her during their vacation in

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, Israel, and they were married on 5 March 2005. Three years later, in May 2008, the couple divorced. On 9 May 2009, it became public that she had a relationship with the frontman of the

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band

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(aka Nergal). In December 2009, the couple got engaged. Darski was diagnosed with leukemia, Doda offered her own bone marrow for transplant but it did not match. Doda appealed to the wider public for marrow donations, which resulted in great public response and Darski receiving the right transplant and recovering from the illness. In March 2011, it was reported that the couple had called off the engagement, and broken up. That same year, Doda started dating a choreographer Błażej Szychowski. Since 2014, she was in a relationship with a businessman Emil Haidar. In July 2015, they got engaged, but in November of that year, Doda announced that they were no longer together. On 14 April 2018, she married film producer Emil Stępień in a private ceremony in

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. They got engaged the previous year, but they did not confirm their relationship until they were already married. Doda filed for divorce in 2021, which was finalised that same year. In 2022, she confirmed her relationship with traveller Dariusz Pachut. She is a member of Mensa Poland.

Bible controversy

In May 2010, the Warsaw prosecutor's office charged Doda with the crime of "offending religious sensibilities" for remarking in a year-earlier television interview that she believed more in dinosaurs than she did in the

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because "it is hard to believe in something written by people who drank too much wine and smoked weed". In January 2012, she was found guilty and fined 5,000 złoty by local court Warszawa-Mokotów. Her appeal was not effective. In June 2012,

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in Warsaw upheld the verdict of the local court. Some of Polish public persons, such as former Prime Minister of Poland

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, philosopher Wojciech Krysztofiak, pharmacologist

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and members of

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criticized the judgment. Doda commented that "she was a victim of Polish anachronistic jurisdiction" and submitted the case to

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, which was accepted for consideration in 2017. In September 2022, the tribunal ruled that the Polish state had violated the European Convention of Human Rights, which guarantees everybody the right to free speech and ordered the Polish authorities to pay Doda €10,000 in compensation.

Social activism

She is known for engaging in many charity and social events. She has financially supported a number of organizations including the ones raising funds for people suffering from

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and

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as well as for the

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. Her activism was recognized by the readers of ''

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'' who awarded her the ''Gwiazda Dobroczynności'' (Charity Star) award. She also received the Health Protection Leader of the Year title for her contributions to propagating bone marrow donation and transplantology. In January 2019, she initiated a plan to organize a special charity concert ''Artyści przeciw nienawiści'' (Artists Against Hate) in order to unite music artists in the fight against

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in the wake of the

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. The concert took place on 27 February 2019 in

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with over 100 artists participating including

Maryla Rodowicz Maria Antonina Rodowicz, known professionally as Maryla Rodowicz, (Polish pronunciation: born 8 December 1945 in Zielona Góra), is a Polish singer, guitarist and actress. Throughout over 60 years of her career, she released twenty Polish and f ...

Margaret Margaret is a feminine given name, which means "pearl". It is of Latin origin, via Ancient Greek and ultimately from Iranian languages, Old Iranian. It has been an English language, English name since the 11th century, and remained popular thro ...

, Sarsa,

Cleo Cleo may refer to: Entertainment and media Film and TV * ''Cleo'' (2019 Belgian film), a drama * ''Cleo'' (2019 German film), a drama * '' Snowtime!'', released as ''Cleo'' in the United Kingdom, a 2015 Canadian animated film * ''Cleo'' (TV ser ...

Ewa Farna Ewa Chobot (née Farna, born 12 August 1993) is a Polish minority in the Czech Republic, Polish-Czech pop-rock singer. She released five Polish-language and four Czech-language studio albums, and received Music recording sales certification, pl ...

, Ewelina Lisowska,

Gromee Andrzej Gromala (; born 14 December 1978), better known by his stage name Gromee, is a Polish DJ, record producer, remixer and owner of Kingztown Music. In 2016 he signed a record deal with Sony Music. At the Eska Music Awards 2017 he won the awar ...

Dawid Kwiatkowski Dawid Piotr Kwiatkowski (born 1 January 1996) is a Polish singer-songwriter and television personality. He began his musical career in the band Two of Us. He has released seven solo studio albums: ''9893'' (2013), ''Akustycznie'' (2014), ''Pop & ...

Patrycja Markowska Patrycja Markowska (born 21 December 1979, Warsaw) is a Polish pop rock singer. She was the winner of the television contest ''Odkrywamy talenty'' (''Discovering Talents'') in 1994. Markowska has released nine studio albums: ''Będę silna'' (20 ...

C-BooL Grzegorz Cebula (born May 30, 1981), better known by his stage name C-BooL, is a Polish DJ and record producer. Career His career began in 1998 as a local DJ. The first popular songs in Polish radio were "Would You Feel" and "House Babe". At th ...

Beata Kozidrak Beata Elżbieta Kozidrak (born 4 May 1960) is a Polish singer and songwriter. She is the lead singer and lyricist for the Polish iconic pop-rock band – BAJM. She is one of the most popular singers in Poland. She has a four-octave vocal range and ...

Golec uOrkiestra Golec uOrkiestra is a Polish folk-rock group, founded in 1998 in the southern village of Milówka near Żywiec by twin brothers Paweł and Łukasz Golec, after whom it is named. At its inception, the group consisted of eight musicians. The band ...

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Halina Mlynkova Halina Mlynkova (born 22 June 1977) is a Polish-Czech singer. From 1998 to 2003, she was the vocalist of a popular Polish folk-rock group Brathanki. Biography Mlynkova was born on 22 June 1977 in Návsí, Czechoslovakia to a Polish family, as ...

, and

Blue Café Blue Café is a Polish musical group with jazz, soul and Latin influences. The band was formed in Łódź in 1998 and had three consecutive hit singles in Poland in 2002-03. They were nominated in the category Best Polish Act at the 2003 MTV E ...

. On 3 August 2019, she showed her support for the

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in Poland by performing in a rainbow outfit during the ''Disco pod gwiazdami'' concert in

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where a couple of weeks before violence from

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protesters broke out during the first ever

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organized in the city. In 2023, she became an ambassador of the social campaign ''Twarze depresji. Nie oceniam. Akceptuję'' (Faces of Depression. I Don't Judge. I Accept.) aimed at raising awareness of

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issues and depression.

Discography

* '' Diamond Bitch'' (2007) * ''7 pokus głównych'' (2011) * ''Dorota'' (2019) * '' Aquaria'' (2022)

Concert tours

* Diamond Tour (2007–2010) * Rock'n'Roll Palace Tour (2010–2011) * The Seven Temptations Tour (2011–2013) * Fly High Tour (2013–2015) * Anty Tour (2014–2018) * Riotka Tour (2015–2018) * Doda with Orchestra (2019–2020) * Aquaria Tour (2023–2024) ; As guest act *

' World on Fire World Tour (2015; Łodź, Poland) * Królowie życia. 40-lecie Skawiński & Tkaczyk (2016; Warsaw, Poland) *

' Diva Tour (2017; 2 shows)

Filmography

Awards

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Doda 1984 births Living people People from Ciechanów Universal Music Group artists Mensans Polish pop singers Polish rock singers Polish women pop singers Polish women rock singers English-language singers from Poland 21st-century Polish singers 21st-century Polish women singers MTV Europe Music Award winners